Eskander said the AFL was right to abolish the priority draft pick last year but said the system still needed improvement.

"The AFL has basically said the worse you are the more benefits you are going to get," Eskander said.

"At some stage they need to put their hand up as well and say 'we've contributed to this debacle, because the system we had in place was flawed'.

"It was fundamentally flawed in its motivations and how it motivated teams to perform.

"I have some sympathy for Melbourne because the AFL has played its part in this whole debacle."

Melbourne must respond to the AFL's 1000-page tanking investigation by January 29.

Eskander was pleased the AFL was investigating the matter seriously after playing down tanking allegations in the past.

"I was very alarmed and quite flabbergasted with the AFL's approach up until now, where they've just buried their head in the stand and said 'I don't know what you are talking about, tanking doesn't go on'," he said.

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